Preschool - 5th Grade Science Activities : Page 19

Stories change as you retell them. The objective of this science fair project is to demonstrate how information gets interpreted, distorted and changed.

Kids will discover the meat science behind the meat they eat, and find out how to use safe chemistry to make meat more tender.

Kids make a paperclip perform an act of magnetic levitation and test how effective various materials are at magnetic shielding in this science fair project.

This project compares the strength of one, two, and three-ply toilet paper.

Do different types of oil mix or stack? Find out in this science fair project idea!

Determine whether butterflies like to drink sugar water, salt water, or plain water.

Teach your child about recycling and gardening as she re-uses an empty plastic milk gallon jug to craft a swan-shaped plant container!

In this awesome science fair project idea, kids will be attempting to pick up different objects using snail slime.

This cool science fair project teaches kids about temperature, density and buoyancy using balloons that float with normal air. No helium required!

Help your kindergartener identify and sort eight different kinds of common seeds on this "seed wheel" plate you can use all growing season.

It's easier than you think to make homemade play dough -- just a few pantry staples makes a natural version of the toy that kids have loved for generations.

Science fair project that examines the different types of precipitation, evaluates the density of snow and calculates the ratio of snow-to-liquid.

This super fun science project, perfect for young children, combines crafts, dressing up as animals, outdoor play, and life science learning.

This project determines what category of person is most likely to be ticklish.

Every time a sound is produced it emits a sound wave. This experiment demonstrates how sound travels, using nothing more than a spoon and a string!

What is surface tension? Kids will discover how water-skating insects use surface tension to keep from sinking by making a model water walker.

Help your kids fall in love with nature by making a simple clay bird bath. Set it up in your yard and watch the animals venture in for a sip of water.

Give your child a chance to experiment with how things grow. And throw in something extra to up the fun factor even more...her very own grass pet!

Help your kindergarten scientist predict and observe as she explores the science of smell...and have a great time doing it, too.

Create your very own scented hand sanitizer that will help your child to keep those nasty germs at bay!

Who says snow globes are just for winter? Help your child create a summer version with this fun art project!

In this activity, your child will make her own "quicksand" to better understand how a substance can be both fluid and solid at the same time.

Introduce your second grader to the crazy world of static electricity with just a balloon and a sheet of paper.

In this plastic wrap science fair project, you'll learn about polymer permeability and find out which plastic wrap keeps food from dehydrating best.

Help your kindergarten scientist understand the concept of surface tension with this simple science experiment.

Science fair project that determines whether cooling eggs helps them be peeled more easily. Compare the time it took to peel each egg.

This science fair project idea investigates the ability of different whitening toothpastes to whiten teeth.

Here's a first grade ladybug game that explores how air can move solid objects, and adds some measurement practice, too. Play, learn, and enjoy!

Does skin thickness really decrease fruit spoilage? Find out in this science fair project idea!

Here's a fun activity to help build thinking skills in young first grade scientists, and to encourage them to have a blast exploring the mass and volume.